I cannot figure out why I keep dreaming about them and it is making me mad... because then I wake up and think one is on me. I don't dream about small ones either, I dream about spiders that are as big as my hand. *shudder*
According to dream studies or whatever, to dream of spiders is good fortune or good luck.... why does it have to be spiders though!?
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New Shoes & Half Marathon Training Day 2:
Well, I took the Mizuno shoes back and swapped them out for Brooks Ghost.
Love them! It was like night and day. I put them on as soon as I got home and wore them around the apartment while I did laundry and cleaned up the kitchen. I told Andrew that I couldn't believe the difference. I think Brooks might be my number two favorite running shoe next to Asics. Plus the price point was what I was looking for too. Can't beat that! These were $109.99 but if you are a returning customer you get 10% off your shoe purchase. I also got 20% off some nice Asics running socks.
Day two was another 3 mile run (there will be a lot of these) and I had planned on going to the fitness center because the wind was horrid last night. Well, we went around 6:30 thinking that most people would be done from their after work exercise and be eating dinner. Nope. The fitness center was packed and both treadmills were being used. I was so upset. We have like 6 bikes, 2 elliptical machines and 2 treadmills. Really? How about... less bikes. More treadmills. Andrew suggested we wait but I said no. I was ready to work out NOW and get it over with so I sucked it up and went to do it outside.
HOLY RED FACE!
It was cold, the wind was terrible when it wasn't at my back - but I did my 3 miles damn it.
As you can see, I got faster each mile. I kept getting colder... and colder.... and wanted to get it done as quickly as possible. LOL. I walked quite a bit because I was against the wind for a lot of it.
Tonight is another 3 mile run and I'm just going to do it outside as soon as I get home from work. Tonight I'll be better prepared for it, dressed correctly and have my face slathered with Vaseline. (It helps keep my face from getting chapped.)
All in all, it was a decent run (I felt good minus the wind) and the shoes were fantastic. Very happy with my purchase.
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Foodie Food:
Yesterday went well. I had some popcorn after I ran because I was really hungry and I also had hot tea because I was cold from the inside out. I hate that kind of a chill. I did go to Schnuck's to get Salmon for both Andrew and I. I baked that and made my organic tricolor quinoa and broccoli. It was a fantastic, super filling dinner.
The quinoa was amazing. I got it from Nuts.com. Here is the link. You get a TON of it and a very little goes a long way. I only cooked 1/2 c. dry quinoa and I'm going to get 3 servings out of it. It will take me a very long time to eat all of it. I want to cook it up ahead of time and add it to my jar salads. I cooked mine in vegetable broth for a little added flavor.
Today's Menu:
B: Asiago cheese bagel with organic cream cheese and smoked salmon, coffee
S: Nada - breakfast was super filling and a once in awhile kind of treat
L: Tomato, 2 bean and quinoa chili, cottage cheese, dried strawberries
S: Clementines with a little power mix
D: This is up in the air again. I might have a jar salad after my run.
Activity: 3 mile run
Andrew and I are going to the grocery store tonight after my run and dinner. Obviously we don't want to go to the store hungry! So, I will finally be able to plan better. The chili I am having for lunch is seriously the weirdest concotion of things I threw in my mini crock pot. I took a can of diced tomatoes, added 1/4 c. of white beans and 1/4 c. red beans, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. After that cooked for a few hours, I added in the already cooked quinoa. Ta-da! A weird chili!!
See what happens when you get down to the bare minimum in your fridge/pantry? Creativity!!!
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Puppy Updates:Yesterday Walter got neutered, had a hernia fixed on his belly and got his dew claws removed. Poor little guy is miserable right now. Plus, he is in the cone of shame:
I feel so bad for him because he's got the little casts on his paws (that can come off today though), the cone and his belly is sore and I'm sure it itches. He will lay down to sleep and then after a half an hour or so he jerks awake and whimpers. My heart just breaks for him. We had to get up at 4:30 in the morning too and let him outside because he was crying at the side of the bed. He has to be in the cone for 10 days. It is going to be an interesting 10 days.
Caesar also got a hair cut yesterday and is super handsome:
Look, he is even posing. Vain old man that he is.
I love my shih-tzus.
I think they're my dog of choice for life. ♥♥♥
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